[Hidden-tech] making the leap to MP3 player

[Chris Hoogendyk]

>     /HI Techies
>
>     All my portable CD players are died.   I need to make the leap
>     into Ipod.  I say ipod, because it seems to be the industry
>     standard and I'm a mac person.   
>
>     I don't plan to put my entire music library on a player.  I need
>     something low cost that will store enough music to drag to a
>     rehearsal and a reasonably portable  and audible speaker system.   
>
>     I dont' need to newest, but I dont' want something about to go
>     obsolete and unsupported.
>     How much memory is reasonable?
>     What is the difference between a shuffle, a nano and a touch?
>     What speaker docks are god and cheap?
>
>     Advice is appreciated - as always
>     Robin
>
>      
>     Robin MacRostie
>     *Choreo  G R A P H I C  Design
>
>     *where YOU're the show & tell
>     /
>


Robin,

Skip on over to the Apple Store in the Holyoke Mall and have a look at 
them. You can play with them, ask questions, talk to the sales people, 
and so on. One of the things I LOVE about the Apple Store is that the 
sales people are on salary, NOT commission. They are there to answer 
your questions and make you happy. They never hard sell or upsell, 
because the pay structure isn't designed to reward that behavior like it 
is in so many other places. I've gotten free diagnostic help at the 
Genius Bar that ended with the recommendation that I go to Yes 
Computers, because Yes could get me third party parts or out of date 
items. They also always have plenty of people on hand to help out and 
answer questions. Not the shortages of sales people you see in so many 
places.


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